Bears HC Matt Eberflus opens up on the value of depth on defense
New Bears head coach had the chance to sit down with the great NFL analyst Cris Collinsworth a few weeks ago. This interview was very interesting.
One subject I liked a lot during their conversation was when Collinsworth asked coach Flus about the importance of depth. With the high-pace defense that he runs, he will need to rotate his player, especially in the defensive front 7.
I think this is such a key aspect of a solid defense. I could not agree more with the way Eberflus is going about it. Especially during a long, 17-game regular season, you want your players to be as fresh and as healthy as possible. Of course, during the key moment, key games, etc, the studs like Robert Quinn might play almost every snap, but in most cases, it's a rotation. That's honestly the best way to have all of your players being able to play full speed on every down.
However, in order to be able to do that well, you need to have a lot of depth and this is where GM Ryan Poles and his associate have to work a lot on during the next few weeks!
